1. beats with a strong, regular rhythm
Usage: third person singular present
2. feels a strong, steady pain
Usage: third person singular present

1. strong, regular beats or pulses
Usage: plural

Examples

• Her heart throbs with excitement before the performance.
• The music throbs through the walls of the apartment.
• His injured ankle throbs with pain.
• My head throbs after staying up too late.
• The throbs of the bass drum echoed in the concert hall.
• She felt the throbs of her pulse in her wrist.
• The engine throbs steadily as the car idles.